Coatesville touts business growth; Delaware County Community College to open trades program in city

City Manager James Logan used the Nov. 24 meeting to recap the City of Coatesville's third annual ACE case conference and to summarize local economic indicators and workforce initiatives.

Logan listed forum sponsors and partners and said the city distributed a handout with a snapshot of population, housing and business data. "We do have a large renter population here, but we also have a growing housing market," he said as he described a report in the meeting packet. He stated the city's business-license count is 935 and that the "median sales price of June of 2025 was $359,000." Earlier in his remarks he referenced a range described as "between 160,000 to 240,000" for a median sales/profit figure; the transcript provides that phrasing but does not define the precise metric, so that figure is recorded as stated by staff.

Logan also announced that Delaware County Community College will begin offering a trades program in Coatesville in January and that scholarships will be available for qualified students. He urged continued partnerships with local employers and economic-development groups to grow workforce opportunities.

The manager mentioned a Habitat for Humanity partnership in Phoenixville (a mixed-income model) that the city is monitoring for lessons that might apply locally.

Next steps: staff will support the community-college trade program rollout and share details on scholarships and enrollment when available; the city will continue business-outreach work and report back to council.